Eating behaviour and eating disorders in students of nutrition sciences

AbstractObjectiveSometimes the suspicion is put forward that nutrition students show more disordered eating patterns, which may be among the motivating factors to study nutrition. At the same time, it is not clear whether the students’ increasing knowledge about diet and nutrition is associated with a more healthy eating behaviour or with an unhealthy obsession with food choices.DesignCross-sectional comparison of nutrition students from German universities during the first year of their studies (n 123) and during higher semesters (n 96), with a control group from other study programmes (n 68 and n 46, respectively). Dietary restraint, disinhibition, the tendency towards orthorexia nervosa and healthy food choices were assessed using a questionnaire.ResultsNutrition students showed higher levels of dietary restraint than the control group. Disinhibition and orthorexia nervosa did not differ between nutrition students and controls. Orthorexic tendencies were lower in the more advanced nutrition students. Healthy food choices did not differ among students in the first year. More advanced nutrition students showed healthier food choices, whereas the corresponding controls showed slightly more unhealthy food choices.ConclusionsNutrition students, more than other students, tend to restrict their food intake in order to control their weight, but they do not have more disturbed or disordered eating patterns than other students. Moreover, during the course of their studies, they adopt slightly more healthy food choices and decrease their tendency to be obsessive in their eating behaviour.

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Orthorexia nervosa: relationship with obsessive-compulsive symptoms, disordered eating patterns and body uneasiness among Italian university students

Eating and Weight Disorders - Studies on Anorexia Bulimia and Obesity ◽

10.1007/s40519-017-0427-4 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 22 (4) ◽

pp. 609-617 ◽

Cited By ~ 20

Author(s):

Anna Brytek-Matera ◽

Maria Luisa Fonte ◽

Eleonora Poggiogalle ◽

Lorenzo Maria Donini ◽

Hellas Cena

Keyword(s):

University Students ◽

Disordered Eating ◽

Orthorexia Nervosa ◽

Eating Patterns ◽

Obsessive Compulsive ◽

Obsessive Compulsive Symptoms ◽

Disordered Eating Patterns ◽

Body Uneasiness

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Eating Behaviours and Body Weight Concerns among Adolescent Girls

Advances in Public Health ◽

10.1155/2014/257396 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 2014 ◽

pp. 1-8 ◽

Cited By ~ 17

Author(s):

Nadira Mallick ◽

Subha Ray ◽

Susmita Mukhopadhyay

Keyword(s):

Developing Countries ◽

Body Weight ◽

Disordered Eating ◽

Adolescent Girls ◽

Eating Behaviour ◽

Food Choices ◽

Eating Patterns ◽

Weight Concerns ◽

Eating Behaviours ◽

High Level

This paper presents a global review of research done on adolescent eating behaviours and food choices and the probable factors underlying it. Worldwide adolescent girls tend to develop moderate to high level of disordered eating behaviour as a result of their excessive concern with body weight or obsession with thinness. The objective of the review is to understand the concerns over body weight and the current eating patterns of adolescent girls in the developed and developing countries.

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Perceptions of Disordered Eating Patterns Among Division-I Athletes

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e633452009-001 ◽

2009 ◽

Author(s):

Stephen A. Russo ◽

Casey Fields

Keyword(s):

Disordered Eating ◽

Division I ◽

Eating Patterns ◽

Division I Athletes ◽

Disordered Eating Patterns

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Disordered eating patterns in competitive female athletes

International Journal of Eating Disorders ◽

10.1002/1098-108x(199009)9:5<565::aid-eat2260090512>3.0.co;2-n ◽

1990 ◽

Vol 9 (5) ◽

pp. 565-569 ◽

Cited By ~ 52

Author(s):

Beverly J. Warren ◽

Annette L. Stanton ◽

Daniel L. Blessing

Keyword(s):

Disordered Eating ◽

Female Athletes ◽

Eating Patterns ◽

Disordered Eating Patterns

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Personal Control and Disordered Eating Patterns Among College Females

Journal of Applied Social Psychology ◽

10.1111/j.1559-1816.2002.tb02753.x ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 32 (12) ◽

pp. 2502-2512 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Toni Terling Watt ◽

Susan F. Sharp ◽

Leslie Atkins

Keyword(s):

Disordered Eating ◽

Personal Control ◽

Eating Patterns ◽

College Females ◽

Disordered Eating Patterns

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Individual and Family Factors in Disordered Eating Patterns of Mexican-American Women

American Journal of Health Behavior ◽

10.5993/ajhb.45.6.9 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 45 (6) ◽

pp. 1050-1058

Author(s):

Becky Marquez ◽

Tanya Benitez

Keyword(s):

Body Size ◽

Disordered Eating ◽

Mexican American ◽

Eating Patterns ◽

Mexican American Women ◽

Healthy Weight ◽

Maternal Weight ◽

American Women ◽

Dieting Behavior ◽

Disordered Eating Patterns

Objective: In this study, we examined the contribution of individual- (acculturation, body mass index, and body size satisfaction) and family- (maternal weight-related messages and disordered eating patterns) level factors in predicting bulimic and dieting behaviors in young Mexican-American women with overweight or obesity. Methods: We recruited adult Mexican- American mother-daughter dyads from the community. We conducted correlational analysis and hierarchical regression. Results: Daughters who were less satisfied with their body size reported higher symptoms of bulimic (r = -.34, p < .01) or dieting behavior (r = -.36, p < .01). Daughters who received more positive maternal messages on eating and weight had mothers with lower symptoms of bulimic (r = -.43, p < .01) or dieting behavior (r = -.30, p < .05). Maternal symptoms of bulimic behavior were the strongest predictor of daughters' bulimic behavior (ß = .379, p = .007), and body size satisfaction was the strongest predictor of daughters' dieting behavior (ß = -.372, p = .008) in adjusted models. Conclusion: Mexican-American women who are less satisfied with their body size and have mothers with elevated symptoms of bulimic behavior are at risk for disordered eating patterns. Intervening at the individual level on body image and family level on maternal modeling of eating behavior may help support healthy weight management behaviors.

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Safety of 8-h time restricted feeding in adults with obesity

Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism ◽

10.1139/apnm-2018-0389 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 44 (1) ◽

pp. 107-109 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

Kelsey Gabel ◽

Kristin K. Hoddy ◽

Krista A. Varady

Keyword(s):

Weight Loss ◽

Body Image ◽

Disordered Eating ◽

Blood Count ◽

Complete Blood Count ◽

Eating Patterns ◽

Restricted Feeding ◽

Image Perception ◽

Obese Adults ◽

Disordered Eating Patterns

This study examines the safety of time restricted feeding (TRF; 8-h feeding window/16-h fasting window daily) in obese adults. Twenty-three subjects participated in an 8-h TRF intervention for 12 weeks. Self-reported adverse events, body image perception, complete blood count, and disordered eating patterns did not change from baseline to week 12. These findings suggest that consuming food within an 8-h window can safely facilitate weight loss in subjects with obesity.

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Edutainment in childhood obesity prevention: a complex topic

Young Consumers Insight and Ideas for Responsible Marketers ◽

10.1108/yc-09-2019-1050 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 21 (3) ◽

pp. 289-304

Author(s):

Diana Sintra ◽

Luísa Agante

Keyword(s):

Public Schools ◽

Childhood Obesity ◽

Obesity Prevention ◽

Food Choices ◽

Healthy Food ◽

Control Group ◽

Older Children ◽

Childhood Obesity Prevention ◽

Content Type ◽

Experimental Group

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to see if edutainment containing only healthy food can change children’s preferences and food choices toward healthy eating, especially in overweight or obese children, and if the children’s self-regulation, emotional overeating and parents that use food as a reward would influence those changes. This is important because childhood obesity is one of the biggest public health problems of the 21st century. Design/methodology/approach The authors conducted a study in two public schools (total 189 children) with a between-subjects experimental design (control vs experimental group), where children in experimental group watched an episode of Nutri Ventures series without unhealthy foods. Findings The results showed no differences in both children’s preferences and children’s food choices between the control and experimental group, with exception of older children, and contrary to our expectations. Older children in the experimental group chose more unhealthy food than children in the control group. The authors also saw differences in food choices between “emotional overeating” groups, where the children in “high” group tended to choose less healthy food items, especially in the experimental group of children. This leads the authors to believe that isolated edutainment may not be enough to change preferences and food choices; instead it might even have an opposite effect. Originality/value This study aimed to identify if edutainment containing only healthy food could be more effective in childhood obesity prevention but instead it showed how complex the whole topic can be.

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Protocol for a feasibility study: a brief self-compassion intervention for adolescents with type 1 diabetes and disordered eating

BMJ Open ◽

10.1136/bmjopen-2019-034452 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (2) ◽

pp. e034452 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Anna L Boggiss ◽

Nathan S Consedine ◽

Craig Jefferies ◽

Karen Bluth ◽

Paul L Hofman ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Type 1 Diabetes ◽

Glycaemic Control ◽

Disordered Eating ◽

Feasibility Study ◽

Clinical Care ◽

Eating Behaviour ◽

Control Group ◽

Self Compassion ◽

Study Results

IntroductionAdolescents with type 1 diabetes are at a higher risk of developing psychiatric disorders, particularly eating disorders, compared with their healthy peers. In turn, this increases the risk for sub-optimal glycaemic control and life-threatening diabetes-related complications. Despite these increased risks, standard diabetes care does not routinely provide psychological support to help prevent or reduce mental health risks. There is an urgent need to develop ‘clinically usable’ psychosocial interventions that are acceptable to patients and can be realistically integrated into clinical care. This study aims to examine the feasibility and acceptability of a brief self-compassion intervention for adolescents with type 1 diabetes and disordered eating behaviour.Methods and analysisThis feasibility study will examine the effectiveness of a brief self-compassion intervention, compared with a waitlist control group. Participants aged 12–16 years will be recruited from three diabetes outpatient clinics in Auckland, New Zealand. The brief self-compassion intervention is adapted from the standardised ‘Making Friends with Yourself’ intervention and will be delivered in a group format over two sessions. Apart from examining feasibility and acceptability through the flow of participants through the study and qualitative questions, we will assess changes to disordered eating behaviour (primary outcome), self-care behaviours, diabetes-related distress, self-compassion, stress and glycaemic control (secondary outcomes). Such data will be used to calculate the required sample size for a fully powered randomised controlled trial.Ethics and disseminationThis trial has received ethics approval from the Health and Disability Ethics Committee (research project number A+8467). Study results will be disseminated through peer-reviewed journals and conferences.Trial registration numberANZCTR (12619000541101).

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